by Ira | Jul 11, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
I am WIPED. Full day of work. Stressful day. Not in a bad way. In a “I have so much work to get done, I need to squeeze out every minute” kind of way, which I like. It makes the day go by fast, actually, and I appreciate that. And then I came home, walked...
by Ira | Jul 10, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
I wrote down some goals today. They felt ambitious. And very recently would have felt entirely overwhelming. But they didn’t today. I don’t know if it was just the good mood I found myself waking up in, or if it’s truly a corner that I’m...
by Ira | Jul 9, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
Thoughts I had today: Panic. I can see the wall I keep hitting with this story, and I wasn’t able to get around, over, or through that wall today, not even with James’ help. Will I ever find the right story? Reason. There is time. The answer is there. I am...
by Ira | Jul 8, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
My mind is a whirlwind. I’m trying to slow it down. It’s not a whirlwind in a good way. It’s a whirlwind in that overwhelming anxious way…at least when it comes to trying to write a simple, compelling story. I’m meeting with James...
by Ira | Jul 7, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
Reminder: have to be careful about infodumps. Particularly when they’re dumping backstory-type information and not actually answering any of the questions the audience REALLY wants to know. It’s not a good idea. The episode of Dark we watched tonight did...
